The Blues Brothers (1980)

1 question since 8 Mar '25, 14:06

★★★★☆

Directed by: John Landis

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, John Belushi, Cab Calloway

Genres: Action, Comedy, Music, Musical

Question: Why didn't everyone at Elwood's Hotel react to the explosion downstairs at the entrance caused by the mystery woman? They all acted like nothing happened, even though the hotel clerk didn't ask the boys what was going on either.

Answer: That's the joke.

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where they go to Elwood's apartment, Elwood puts on a 78 RPM Decca Louis Jordan record. The record is entitled "Saturday Night Fish Fry". But the song that plays is "Let The Good Times Roll".

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Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.
Jake: Hit it.

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Trivia: The Cook County collector is played by Steven Spielberg.

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Mystery Woman: You contemptible pig! I remained celibate for you. I stood in the back of a cathedral, waiting, in celibacy, for you, with three hundred friends and relatives in attendance. My uncle hired the best Romanian caterers in the state. To obtain the seven limousines for the wedding party, my father used up his last favor with Mad Pete Trullo. So for me, for my mother, my grandmother, my father, my uncle, and for the common good, I must now kill you, and your brother.

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This movie set a long-standing Guinness World Record for the largest number of automobiles ever destroyed in a movie, 104, including 60 refurbished and reinforced police cars wrecked (most beyond repair) in the various chase scenes. This record held until the belated sequel, "Blues Brothers 2000," (1998) deliberately set the new record by wrecking one additional automobile for a total of 105.

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